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MagyarHuawei MateBook D 15 AMD: Budget multimedia laptop in review
Huawei's MateBook D series offers affordable multimedia laptops with 14-inch or 15-inch displays. Today we'll take a look at the latest version of the larger MateBook D 15, which combines the familiar metal chassis with a Ryzen 5000 mobile processor from AMD. In addition, you get a matte IPS display, a 512 GB SSD, and 8 GB of RAM for an MSRP of 569 Euros (~$600).
Possible contenders in comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82.6 % | 05/2022 | Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U R5 5500U, Vega 7 | 1.6 kg | 16.9 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 80 % | 04/2022 | Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE R5 5500U, Vega 7 | 1.6 kg | 19.9 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 75.9 % | 04/2022 | Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW R5 3450U, Vega 8 | 2 kg | 19.89 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 81 % | 02/2022 | Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 R7 5700U, Vega 8 | 1.7 kg | 18 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 84.6 % | 12/2021 | Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 i3-1115G4, UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs | 1.9 kg | 21 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 |
Case and connectivity
The silver-colored metal case remains unchanged compared to the predecessor, but the MateBook D 15 continues to leave a very good impression, especially in this price range. The device simply looks very high-quality, and there are no problems in terms of stability. As before, a 16:9 display is used, but the display bezels aren't too wide, and the overall screen-to-body ratio is a decent 79%.
The MateBook D 15 is one of the most compact devices within the comparison group, and with its 1.6 kg, it's also one of the lightest ones. Huawei includes the familiar 65-watt power adapter, which isn't particularly heavy, either, at 200 grams. The bottom cover is secured with a total of 10 Torx screws (T5), and it can be removed easily. The interior provides access to the fan, the M.2 SSD, and the Wi-Fi module, but the RAM is soldered and it can't be expanded.
However, users will have to compromise when it comes to the ports, because only the absolute minimum is available here. In total, you get three regular USB-A ports, but the two on the right only support the slow 2.0 standard. Additionally, there's a USB-C port that can also be used for charging but not for connecting an external monitor. For this, the HDMI output has to be used.
The Wi-Fi module from RealTek doesn't support Wi-Fi 6 yet, but its performance is stable in our standardized test with the Netgear Nighthawk AX12 router, and there shouldn't be any problems in everyday use. The 720p webcam is still integrated into the keyboard, which is helpful for security, but image quality remains poor, and the perspective in particular continues to be a bit distorted.
Input devices - MateBook lacks backlit keyboard
The MateBook D 15's black keyboard offers quite a low key travel, but the stroke itself is still precise. However, the keyboard feels a bit rattly overall, and it's also quite loud when typing, so you only get an average typing experience overall here. In contrast to the smaller MateBook D 14, the MateBook D 15 doesn't come with a backlit keyboard, which means that using the device in darker environments comes with limitations or is simply not as comfortable. The power button at the top right also offers a fingerprint scanner that works well.
The ClickPad supports the Microsoft Precision standard, and performs well in everyday use. It handles inputs and gestures with up to four fingers smoothly. The pad can be pressed down in the lower area, but this is accompanied by a loud noise. In this case, we recommend simply tapping the pad for inputs (tap to click).
Display - Huawei implements a matte IPS display
Huawei has equipped the MateBook D 15 with a 15.6-inch IPS display that offers Full HD resolution (1920x1080 pixels, 16:9). Subjectively, the image quality suffers a bit under the matte surface, since content looks a bit grainy, and overall, the image just doesn't look as sharp and vibrant as on higher-quality IPS displays.
According to the spec sheet, the brightness is only 250 cd/m², but our review sample slightly exceeds that with an average of 280 cd/m². Thanks to the low black value of 0.2, the resulting contrast ratio is very high at almost 1,500:1. Response times aren't the fastest, but ghosting wasn't really a problem in practice. We did not detect PWM flickering.
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Brightness Distribution: 89 %
Center on Battery: 299 cd/m²
Contrast: 1495:1 (Black: 0.2 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 5.2 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 4.2
ΔE Greyscale 4.1 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
43.7% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
63.4% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
42.3% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.2
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U B156HAN02.8, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE BOE CQ NT156FHM-N43, TN, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW AU Optronics B156HAN, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 CEC PANDA LM156LF-CL13, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 LP156WFC-SPD1, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY AU Optronics AUO28ED, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | -8% | -5% | -10% | -6% | -4% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 42.3 | 38.8 -8% | 40.3 -5% | 38.09 -10% | 39.9 -6% | 40.49 -4% |
| sRGB Coverage | 63.4 | 58.4 -8% | 60.4 -5% | 57.3 -10% | 59.8 -6% | 60.9 -4% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 43.7 | 40.09 -8% | 41.7 -5% | 39.35 -10% | 41.2 -6% | 41.84 -4% |
| Response Times | 43% | 25% | 24% | 21% | 12% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 51.2 ? | 38 ? 26% | 36 ? 30% | 38 ? 26% | 40 ? 22% | 43.6 ? 15% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 34.4 ? | 14 ? 59% | 28 ? 19% | 27 ? 22% | 28 ? 19% | 31.2 ? 9% |
| PWM Frequency | 66 ? | |||||
| Screen | -50% | 1% | 14% | -4% | 10% | |
| Brightness middle | 299 | 235 -21% | 235 -21% | 229 -23% | 279 -7% | 271 -9% |
| Brightness | 280 | 231 -17% | 231 -17% | 224 -20% | 269 -4% | 256 -9% |
| Brightness Distribution | 89 | 84 -6% | 84 -6% | 73 -18% | 81 -9% | 90 1% |
| Black Level * | 0.2 | 0.25 -25% | 0.25 -25% | 0.12 40% | 0.23 -15% | 0.15 25% |
| Contrast | 1495 | 940 -37% | 940 -37% | 1908 28% | 1213 -19% | 1807 21% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 5.2 | 10.59 -104% | 4.11 21% | 3.76 28% | 5.7 -10% | 4.7 10% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 20.8 | 22.08 -6% | 6.72 68% | 5.97 71% | 16.4 21% | 20.4 2% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 4.2 | 5.41 -29% | 4.56 -9% | 4.44 -6% | 4.7 -12% | 4.6 -10% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 4.1 | 12.5 -205% | 2.79 32% | 3.01 27% | 3.5 15% | 1.6 61% |
| Gamma | 2.2 100% | 2.43 91% | 2.53 87% | 2.41 91% | 2.4 92% | 2.17 101% |
| CCT | 6548 99% | 16404 40% | 6666 98% | 6484 100% | 6860 95% | 6649 98% |
| Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 38.5 | |||||
| Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 60.6 | |||||
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -5% /
-28% | 7% /
3% | 9% /
10% | 4% /
-1% | 6% /
7% |
* ... smaller is better
Our analysis with the professional CalMAN software confirms that this is a low-cost IPS display. Grayscales only show a slight green tint, which is still okay, but color deviations are very high. With our own calibration, we can primarily improve the grayscales, but there isn't much to do when it comes to the colors. Along with the low color-space coverage (only 63.4%), the MateBook D 15 doesn't qualify for editing images or videos.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 34.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 18.8 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 15.6 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 91 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 51.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 23.6 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 27.6 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 86 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (33.7 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected |  | ||
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17924 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
Naturally, the matte surface helps a bit outdoors, but the low display brightness is limiting, and you can't see much anymore on bright days. The viewing-angle stability of the IPS panel is decent.
Performance - MateBook D 15 with Zen 2
Test conditions
The preinstalled Huawei PC Manager offers an optional Performance Mode, but just like with Huawei's and Honor's previous AMD laptops, it doesn't affect performance or fan noise. Therefore, we performed the following benchmarks and measurements using the default "Balanced" Mode and the Windows setting "Best Performance".
Processor - Ryzen 5 5500U
As in the recently reviewed Huawei MateBook 14, the current MateBook D 15 is also equipped with the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U processor, which is no longer exactly up to date and has 6 cores and 12 threads. The performance yield is good because the CPU quickly settles at a stable 31 watts after briefly consuming 36 watts.
Performance is especially good in the multi-core tests, and the new MateBook D 15 is about twice as fast as the predecessor with the older Ryzen 5 3500U. However, the single-core tests reveal that the Ryzen 5 5500U still uses the older Zen 2 cores, but the results are still good overall, especially in view of the price range. Also, performance isn't reduced on battery power. More benchmark results are available in our CPU Benchmarks article.
Cinebench R15 Multi endurance test
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
| CPU Performance Rating | |
| Average of class Multimedia | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE -1! | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY -3! | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Average of class Multimedia (4624 - 30789, n=99, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (6030 - 8565, n=19) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Average of class Multimedia (878 - 2110, n=97, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (1149 - 1183, n=18) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (1783 - 11768, n=95, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (2223 - 3316, n=20) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (341 - 812, n=95, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (449 - 461, n=19) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Average of class Multimedia (785 - 4703, n=104, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (995 - 1412, n=20) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Average of class Multimedia (142.6 - 308, n=97, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (170 - 179, n=18) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (358 - 490, n=18) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average of class Multimedia (107 - 662, n=93, last 2 years) | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (20166 - 119900, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (29585 - 36896, n=18) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (3398 - 7163, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (4174 - 4378, n=19) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Average of class Multimedia (3828 - 23059, n=98, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (4063 - 5917, n=20) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Average of class Multimedia (926 - 2342, n=98, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (1070 - 1126, n=20) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Average of class Multimedia (4.99 - 30.5, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (6.7 - 9.74, n=20) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (60 - 80.7, n=17) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (6.7 - 84.9, n=90, last 2 years) | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (0.607 - 0.67, n=19) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (0.3826 - 0.723, n=88, last 2 years) | |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
| Performance Rating | |
| Average of class Multimedia | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Average of class Multimedia (3804 - 27411, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (7222 - 10680, n=18) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Average of class Multimedia (16379 - 136048, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (41815 - 58107, n=18) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (1099 - 6681, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (1354 - 1907, n=18) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Average of class Multimedia (21547 - 134321, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (68235 - 74033, n=18) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (9007 - 10446, n=18) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average of class Multimedia (3099 - 15484, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Average of class Multimedia (9602 - 68591, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (21894 - 30659, n=18) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Average of class Multimedia (23702 - 169946, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (31792 - 54455, n=18) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Average of class Multimedia (302 - 1901, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (234 - 614, n=18) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Average of class Multimedia (1996 - 14590, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (3943 - 5717, n=18) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Average of class Multimedia (7419 - 52727, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (7765 - 22932, n=18) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
System performance
Thanks to the fast processor and the PCIe SSD, the MateBook D 15 is an extremely responsive companion in everyday use, and the synthetic benchmark results are also very good. The laptop is shipped with Windows 11 Home, and we didn't encounter any problems in the test.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Average of class Multimedia (4635 - 8670, n=83, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (4626 - 5301, n=13) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Average of class Multimedia (8480 - 12420, n=83, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (8390 - 9789, n=13) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Average of class Multimedia (5845 - 11186, n=83, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (6262 - 7958, n=13) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Average of class Multimedia (4688 - 13548, n=83, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (4513 - 5540, n=13) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Average of class Multimedia (1009 - 2146, n=89, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (958 - 1103, n=6) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Average of class Multimedia (971 - 2064, n=89, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (1039 - 1153, n=6) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Average of class Multimedia (1054 - 2865, n=89, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (895 - 1054, n=6) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Average of class Multimedia (926 - 2171, n=89, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (918 - 1112, n=6) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 5070 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Average of class Multimedia (20513 - 92745, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (19083 - 40547, n=18) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Average of class Multimedia (22917 - 90142, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (23005 - 47024, n=18) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Average of class Multimedia (20226 - 95196, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (20150 - 42337, n=18) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Average of class Multimedia (75 - 346, n=85, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (87.3 - 119, n=18) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
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DPC latencies
Our standardized latency test (web browsing, 4K YouTube, CPU load) doesn't show any issues with the current BIOS version.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage
Despite the low price, Huawei has equipped the MateBook D 15 with a 512 GB PCIe 3.0 x4 SSD, which comes from Phison in the case of our review sample. Its performance is perfectly acceptable, but once again, the SSD partitioning is irritating. The system drive only has about 76 GB available, so capacity issues can quickly arise here if you don't pay attention to downloads and installations. The remaining ~340 GB is available on the D partition. Further SSD benchmarks can be found here.
* ... smaller is better
Continuous load read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
Graphics card
The integrated Vega 6 GPU of the Ryzen processor is very well suited for all everyday things, and thanks to the strong video decoder, it doesn't have any problems with the playback of high-resolution videos. The iGPU also benefits from the dual-channel memory configuration, and the performance in the synthetic 3DMarks is at the expected level.
However, the MateBook D 15 is only suitable for gaming to a very limited extent. Simple titles like DOTA 2 run smoothly even at higher details, but you will have to reduce the level of details or the resolution in most modern games.
Performance remains stable even under prolonged load as well as on battery power. Further GPU benchmarks are listed here.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 5136 points | |
| 3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 19080 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 2820 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 1096 points | |
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The Witcher 3 FPS diagram
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
| GTA V (2015) | 78.6 | 72 | 21.6 | 9.04 |
| The Witcher 3 (2015) | 56 | 17 | 11.3 | |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 93 | 71.1 | 43.1 | 40.8 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 29.8 | 15.4 | 10.1 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 39.2 | 32 | 28.8 | |
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 59 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
| F1 2021 (2021) | 75 | 31 |
Emissions and energy
Noise emissions
The MateBook D 15 is only equipped with one fan, but it usually remains very quiet in everyday use, and the laptop is often completely silent since there aren't any annoying electronic noises, such as coil whine, either. You can expect about 36 dB(A) when gaming or running more demanding applications, which is a comfortable noise level. The fan only turns up during full load, and it's also very audible at just under 44 dB(A).
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 24.1 / 24.1 / 28 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 35.9 / 43.9 dB(A) |
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30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud |
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min:  , med:  , max:  Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 24.1 dB(A) | ||
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U Vega 7, R5 5500U, Phison PS5013 311CD0512GB | Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE Vega 7, R5 5500U, WDC PC SN530 SDBPMPZ-512G | Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW Vega 8, R5 3450U, KDI OM3PDP3-AD NVMe KDI 256GB | Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 Vega 8, R7 5700U, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD | Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, i3-1115G4, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB256HBHQ | Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY Vega 8, R5 3500U, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB256HAHQ | |
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| Noise | 4% | 4% | -2% | 4% | -6% | |
| off / environment * | 24.1 | 25 -4% | 25 -4% | 25 -4% | 25.96 -8% | 29.6 -23% |
| Idle Minimum * | 24.1 | 25 -4% | 25 -4% | 25 -4% | 25.96 -8% | 29.6 -23% |
| Idle Average * | 24.1 | 25 -4% | 25 -4% | 25 -4% | 25.96 -8% | 29.6 -23% |
| Idle Maximum * | 28 | 25 11% | 25 11% | 29.5 -5% | 25.96 7% | 29.6 -6% |
| Load Average * | 35.9 | 33.6 6% | 33.6 6% | 38.6 -8% | 25.96 28% | 30.6 15% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 35.9 | |||||
| Load Maximum * | 43.9 | 34.5 21% | 34.5 21% | 38.6 12% | 37.86 14% | 33.8 23% |
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Temperature
The asymmetric cooling causes heat development to concentrate on the left side too. Besides the uneven distribution, there are no noticeable issues, and the maximum surface temperatures in the stress test remain absolutely harmless at a maximum of around 43 °C (~109 °F). In everyday use, the metal case hardly warms up in a perceptible way.
The review sample shows an extremely stable behavior in our stress test, and the TDP remains constant at 31 watts after the initial peak of 36 watts.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 40.6 °C / 105 F, compared to the average of 36.9 °C / 98 F, ranging from 21.1 to 71 °C for the class Multimedia.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 43.9 °C / 111 F, compared to the average of 39.1 °C / 102 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 24.5 °C / 76 F, compared to the device average of 31.2 °C / 88 F.
(+) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 31.5 °C / 89 F, compared to the device average of 31.2 °C / 88 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are reaching skin temperature as a maximum (33.1 °C / 91.6 F) and are therefore not hot.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.8 °C / 83.8 F (-4.3 °C / -7.8 F).
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 | Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 | Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW AMD Ryzen 5 3450U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) | Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 Intel Core i3-1115G4, Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs | Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY AMD Ryzen 5 3500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) | |
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| Heat | -21% | -21% | -9% | 1% | 0% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 40.6 | 40.4 -0% | 40.4 -0% | 40 1% | 44.4 -9% | 39.3 3% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 43.9 | 41.1 6% | 41.1 6% | 42.8 3% | 53.1 -21% | 45.6 -4% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 25.6 | 34.6 -35% | 34.6 -35% | 32.4 -27% | 21.7 15% | 25.2 2% |
| Idle Bottom * | 26.2 | 40 -53% | 40 -53% | 29.4 -12% | 21.6 18% | 26.1 -0% |
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Speakers
The two stereo speakers have basically remained unchanged, but the MateBook now comes with Nahimic's audio software. This provides different profiles and improves sound noticeably. Overall, performance is decent, and you can play a few videos or some music here without any issues, but bass is largely missing.
Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.2 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 19.9% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.1% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.6% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (14.1% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 24% of all tested devices in this class were better, 3% similar, 72% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 13% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 83% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE audio analysis
(-) | not very loud speakers (65.1 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 27.6% lower than median
(-) | bass is not linear (16.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.2% away from median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (9% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (6.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (23.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 64% of all tested devices in this class were better, 9% similar, 28% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 22%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 66% of all tested devices were better, 7% similar, 27% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (82 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 33.6% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (11.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | reduced mids - on average 5.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (7.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 5.8% higher than median
(+) | highs are linear (5.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (21.8% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 50% of all tested devices in this class were better, 10% similar, 40% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 22%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 57% of all tested devices were better, 7% similar, 36% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 audio analysis
(-) | not very loud speakers (70.4 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 25.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (14.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.4% away from median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (8.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.6% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (6.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (21% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 68% of all tested devices in this class were better, 8% similar, 24% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 52% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 40% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Energy consumption
Overall, the MateBook D 15 doesn't show any issues in our consumption measurements, and it remains under 10 watts in idle usage, even at full brightness. We measure a maximum of just under 60 watts in the stress test, and analogous to the processor's TDP, this value drops to around 55 watts in the course of the test. This means that the included 65-watt power adapter has sufficient capacity.
| Off / Standby | 0.33 / 0.86 Watt |
| Idle | 5.5 / 9.1 / 9.7 Watt |
| Load |
40 / 59.5 Watt |
   
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Energy consumption during The Witcher 3 / stress test
Energy consumption with external monitor
Battery life
The 56 Wh battery delivers good battery life. In our Wi-Fi test at 150 cd/m² (corresponds to 72% of the test device's maximum brightness), it almost lasts 9 hours, and at maximum brightness, it still lasts 7:30 hours, which surpasses almost every comparison device as well. A complete charging process takes about 2 hours when the device is turned on.
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U R5 5500U, Vega 7, 56 Wh | Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE R5 5500U, Vega 7, 38 Wh | Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW R5 3450U, Vega 8, 42 Wh | Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 R7 5700U, Vega 8, 48 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 i3-1115G4, UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, 45 Wh | Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY R5 3500U, Vega 8, 42 Wh | Average of class Multimedia | |
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| WiFi v1.3 | 529 | 479 -9% | 272 -49% | 652 23% | 379 -28% | 470 -11% | 569 ? 8% |
Pros
Cons
Verdict - The MateBook D 15 offers a good price-performance ratio
The updated version of the Huawei MateBook D 15 can also impress in many areas as an affordable multimedia laptop. That begins with the elegant and sturdy metal case, which isn't the norm in this price range. Despite its age, the use of the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U is also a decent choice because it offers good efficiency rates in addition to ample performance, which allows for long battery life.
With the current model of the MateBook D 15, Huawei once again offers a good multimedia laptop at a low price. The metal case and the AMD processor are compelling, but there's no way to avoid compromises in some areas at this price.
Naturally, you will have to compromise in some areas in this price range, and you can't expect the latest technology in every aspect. The two USB 2.0 ports, for example, seem a bit out of place, but since there's also a fast port on the other side, there should rarely be any limitations in practice in this respect. This also applies to the Wi-Fi 5 module. While there are faster rivals here, performance is also perfectly sufficient for everyday use.
Unfortunately, RAM (8 GB) can't be expanded, which could perhaps become problematic in the coming years. However, in our opinion, the two biggest downsides are the lack of keyboard backlighting and the pretty grainy looking image of the matte IPS panel. Compared with better displays, you can clearly see that this is a cheap IPS display. However, the direct competition is even inferior in some cases.
Nevertheless, users who can come to terms with this will get a multimedia laptop with a good price-performance ratio. In comparison with the competition from Lenovo, Acer, or Dell, the MateBook primarily looks much higher-quality thanks to the metal case.
Price and availability
At the time of writing, the MateBook D 15 doesn't seem to be available in stores in the United States.
Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U
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04/28/2022 v7
Andreas Osthoff
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